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  1. Dropped the moulds off in the morning and had the parts by lunch time! Thats service. The first one had a bit of shrinkage going on in the thicker parts so they dropped the temp a bit on this pore and it worked mint! This is only the right hand side. Left hand side is pretty much the same just doesnt have the cutout.
    11 points
  2. You will have to swap out your 20" Simmons for modgies when it arrives
    9 points
  3. Have done quite a bit of work on this in the past week, been doing a few hours each day after work. Made the engine and gearbox mounts, just need to weld them in, but that can wait until the front guards and cab are test fitted. Headers just clear the chassis rails on either side. Gusseted the front end brackets Holes No more holes Started on the rear end again. Trying to position the lower 4-link arms first and then will figure which way to mount the top ones later.
    7 points
  4. And we're pretty much up to current day. The car is now in primer thanks to Chaz Allen (pinstriper, custom painter and highly recommended) Will get it painted shortly and reassembled and back on the road for summer. Maybe with some fresh chrome via a contra deal. And that'll be phase 2 done. Phase 3 is 2017 and that's to bag it and mess with the wheel/tyre combo (again). Not worried about laying frame but without notching we've got 3" to play with out back and lots up front, still running stock Jag springs. Santa needs to bring me some of those Coker bias look radials in a 3 1/4 whitewall and you might have spotted the sets of ponty full wheel covers on the wall earlier. Will run the Caddy Sombrero style ones. After that I'll probably break something and start over. Talky bits here: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/53947-shifters-51-pontiac-chieftain-talky-stuff/
    7 points
  5. On closer inspection the decision was made that the pitted exhaust valve stem was not going to be an issue, (Holden 6’s are not known for loosing valve heads) and that for the time being we’d run with the existing original Yella Terra valves. A light skim……. Valves & seats faced and lapped……… The Y/T Double valve springs were within spec so it was reassemble with new frost plugs and valve seals. I even shouted the old girl a new set of stainless manifold studs and brass nuts, the obligatory yellow paint will come later. And one more job is ticked off the list…...
    6 points
  6. Luckily these wernt roller bearing crank. They are babbitt/white metal bearings. So I will just use shell bearings. The T35 is the one with the roller bearing crank. And yeah they last 10000miles and cost 10s of thousands to rebuild so ive heard. The T57 is the saloon car. Lots a variants and would be the most common bugatti engine/car. Ralph Laurens $40m Atlantic has this engine. Crank is 2-4-2 with 1, 6, 2, 5, 8, 3, 7, 4 firing order. The T59 is the GP car which essentially took the 57 engine and hotted it up. 3.3L fixedhead, twin cam, supercharged, drysump, straight 8. 230Hp (i find it strangely satisfying saying that sentence!) Big difference was the crank was 4-4 with a different firing order. These ran really rough, didnt rev very high, broke cranks and didnt make any more power. So im going for a T57 engine since there is a lot more info on it. More likely to get hold of genuine parts (which ive got now) and a higher chance of someone wanting to buy some parts.
    6 points
  7. Customer decided on the new engine. 3800 V6 with 5 speed manual. We had debated for quite a while what engine to fit bt the choice has been made. Engine placed in engine bay to sort out shifter location.
    5 points
  8. I'm pretty excited, I have done enough work on the house to keep the mrs happy for a little while so I got stuck into the work shop over the last few weeks. It is now water tight and I've moved my gear in. Time to get working on the kart again! The house was in a bit of a state buying "as is" but it's pretty awesome and 85% sorted now. It's insured! Hopefully some sweet kart updates to come.
    5 points
  9. Will upload some more progress shots in this enthralling series a bit later. Cheers. Here's the link to the other page where you can leave all necessary insults and mockery: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/53947-shifters-51-pontiac-chieftain-talky-stuff/
    4 points
  10. Getting it back looking like a car again after a few years off the road. As you'd expect lots of stuff that takes time and money but isn't too exciting for highlights purposes like custom driveshaft, new exhaust, Rebel wire kit, 6 x seat belts (required due to power increase). Blah blah.
    4 points
  11. And here's a few randoms from the more successful second attempt. Changed plan to use a HQ diff instead of the Jag rear for $ reasons. Changed headers to Camaro for steering column clearance and engine colour just because.
    4 points
  12. Dropped the second half on with no drama. So its all bolted up now and ready to go to the foundry at the end of the week. Nailed it Thats like 1000hrs work right there!
    4 points
  13. Finally have all the grubby bits needed for the 2.8 stroker This includes (from bottom) a M52B28 2.8ltr crank from a 328i, 130mm conrods from a M20B20, clutch, flywheel, M20B25 pistons and 885 head as well as a 5 speed Getrag 245. Not pictured is the M20B25 block and other boring stuff the engine needs to go. I also have the crank oil seal that needs to be machined to suit this build. Will get to that in a future post. The 130mm conrods are a perfect fit for the 2.8ltr crank as they're 5mm shorter than the rods from the M20B25 and means they're a perfect length for the top of the piston to meet the top of the block, like so Piston on the left is connected with the 2.5ltr rod and is 5mm taller than the top of the block. The piston on the right uses the 130mm rod and will be perfect after it's all cleaned up. Now I can take this stuff to a good bugger and get it tested, machined, cleaned up and then work out what to do next. Stay tuned
    3 points
  14. Also in FA50 news... some dust got into the paint....
    3 points
  15. I've now finished the twin wastegate returns, which kind of looks like a mini downpipe of its own. It is two 40mm wastegates merging into a 2.25" pipe which then joins the main 3.5" downpipe at a good angle for flow: Downpipe is 3.5" made from pie cuts and wrapped in titanium heat wrap. Spent a lot of time making the wastegate return enter the main downpipe at a good spot while still being possible to fit it all. I originally wanted to fit a 2.25" ID flexi into the wastegate return but the one I had was too long. I know you can get short ones but I just made it with out, while having a straight section that I can cut out and replace with a short flexi if needed. But with the bends and v-band joints I am hoping there is enough room for expansion to not crack. There will be a 3.5" flexi right after the v-band on the end of the downpipe. Thats next up.
    3 points
  16. Anyway, hope this isn't getting too boring but the next problem was this: I don't mind patina and this car had the good version in places, but the variations between panels just annoyed me - so this happened. It is actually a real solid old beast so it was a case of tidying it up rather than back to bare metal. Unfortunately the rear guard didn't get that message...sigh. Was a rather poor mud job done previously, but hidden by chrome. Better to catch it sooner rather than later though. And fortunately the rest of the car was good.
    3 points
  17. Here it is on the trailer leaving one home. This was Monday early afternoon. Clear all morning, got the petrol station next to Hirepool to fill up and it started pissing down. Rain stopped once the car was on the trailer. Here we are at the other end off loading. See my wife's response to it will be finished for the beach hop. And it's finally home, 12 years after purchase.
    3 points
  18. More progress made! Now has BC Golds for a S13 all round, S14 front hubs and carriers. still running standard R30 bottom arms but have the longer S14 ones there as well. Front lip going back on this week after the new turbo back exhaust is made. Got a couple more small things to tidy up and then should be set for cert!
    3 points
  19. Cheers for the comments. Hours and hours of work there! A lot more to go! Yesterdays work. Two more cam gear covers, off to the foundry tomorrow.
    3 points
  20. I'm an idiot aren't I? Oh well, guess you learn new things every day.
    2 points
  21. dont they required shank nuts?
    2 points
  22. Right, so we got it legal and drove it round for a couple years. Kept losing the full wheel covers so changed them out to Chev dog dish and most recently baby moons with beauty rings. Stuck a visor on and started collecting more bits and trim.
    2 points
  23. Sometimes I forget that I can fix things and dont always have to buy new parts to fix a problem. After ringing suzuki and getting told the price of a new ignition switch and nearly spitting out my drink/it's still two weeks away Spent some time today at work printing off multiple copies of wiring diagrams and highlighting stuff, Then tonight dismantled the switch, Wrote notes of what has continuity to where in which position. unsoldered all the wires, Disposed of one and re assembled with connections in the right positions So now I have one correctly functioning ten wire switch. Total cost: 3x Coronas
    2 points
  24. I have never felt more Estranged from you! Don't November Rain on Tim's parade. I won't Cry Tonight, but I suppose if you want get away from the Paradise City for the night than that's your gig. Maybe GnR lovers could get on the Night Train and go to both? Enough puns, I'm out.
    2 points
  25. Been talking a bit with the guy that owns the Hamilton car museum. He bought the T57 from the Baillon collection in France. His engine is essentially the same as what im building. Hes given me access to any parts I want when hes got it in bits. To copy and 3D scan etc. So Ive got some pretty cool parts sitting around the living room now. The sump is a beast First ali bit cast! Right hand cam gear cover. Using a David 3D light scanner. Sort of useful to help with drawing in CAD More 3D printed moulds. Perfect for part this big with this detail. Would of taken me days to machine it. Still have to do a lot of sanding and paint to get a good finish. Playing with different filter runner designs. Think im getting a better idea of how to do it. 2016 on the left and 1938 on the right! 70hours from start to finish. But only bout 3 hours to make another one. So I plan to make atleast 3 of each part.
    2 points
  26. Went over to watch my car being dynoed today, after sorting a miss under boost and a couple other minor complacations it made 147.8hp atw at 5700rpm at 5lb boost and 196.6hp atw at 5850rpm at 10lb boost, super stoked with these results. Drove it for the first time for a road tune and you couldn't wipe the smile off my face! Even at 5lb boost! Ended up blowing an exhaust gasket which Is a easy fix and drove it home...all was going well till about 10k from home it developed a pretty bad miss, like it's running on 3? Thought it was going too good to be true lol. Will have a look at it tomorrow and see what I find I'll say it's either a injector or possibly the coil which is pretty makeshift atm
    2 points
  27. Long a waited revial So after a few years and three motors. This old chook runs again. Now sporting a 4m out of a ms85 with a very agressive cam grind Have tracked down the orginal circuit diagrams for the eletric overdrive trans mission so will be chipping away over the next few weeks. Cheers josh
    2 points
  28. Sprayed the grille with rattle can wheel paint. No idea how this'll go, but it's the right colour and it should be fairly hardy? We'll see how it goes. Scored bonus danger points by spraying near a load of bras and things someone had stuck on my rotary parts holder... Colour looks ok, hopefully just a few clips etc to bang it all back together... And took girls for a spin today. Found this pic from last time it was going... And today - a few changes... I didn't notice but my youngest pointed out she was wearing the same top the older one wore in the first pic. They're funny little buggers, they call it the 'noisy car' and as I started it they ran off and came back with their earmuffs for the ride...
    2 points
  29. Guns N Roses in Auckland is the best ever reason to leave the city and go somewhere like Leadfoot tbh.
    2 points
  30. I've polished the Shit out of parts with a wire brush wheel before plating. Parts get fizzed in acid which will alter the condition of the surface.
    1 point
  31. Many platers hate paint. Greg's work didn't want to know about painted parts. I txt him to come on here and contribute. But he's probably too chooched to remember to. Blairdy druggo's....
    1 point
  32. Did rookie dave suggest your username?
    1 point
  33. Yea the one on/after the cat. Earth it permanently, usually a nearby nut or bolt to tuck it under
    1 point
  34. Gold zinc looks like ass barrel plating is a cheep option for small parts
    1 point
  35. Well, I didn't end up purchasing that FR80 because I couldn't justify $600 on a parts bike. But today I received a parcel. Over Night parts from Thailand Inside the box was these Not a bad fit for a reproduction item, Possibly could do with a little bit of removal of excess material to make them sit a bit flusher. Paint also is sweet. Jammed them on. So much better than being able to see the battery/ yuck matt B left hand side one. Almost need to scuff up the paint to make them match the rest of the bike. I also gave it a bit of a birthday with a new pair of 2.50 tyres, tubes, rimtape, a battery and a whole bunch of bulbs
    1 point
  36. You look nice today, Alan. Oh, you said condiment.
    1 point
  37. Your car should be fine to bring back as it's >20 years old, but can't be on-sold within two years otherwise it will attract some sort of Customs tariff. Guessing it will undergo LVV certification as part of compliance once it gets here. I'd give John (S124AB) and/or Clint a holler and see what they think. Personally I'd budget $2000 for shipping/fees and $2500 for compliance/certification and maybe a bit extra to cover any "surprises" found during the process... Also check these three links out: http://www.customs.govt.nz/inprivate/sendingitemstonz/motorvehicles/pages/default.aspx http://www.customs.govt.nz/news/resources/factsheets/Documents/Fact%20Sheet%2029.pdf https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/factsheets/44/
    1 point
  38. They were roller, bearings alone are like $20k and don't last long so many convert to conventional plain bearing if they are used often. Whats the plan with the valvetrain? Planning finger followers like the original? Also are you planning to run the original firing order or run the more modern inline 8 firing order? I believe the Pursang cars run the modern firing order which is apparently a lot smoother. Can't wait to see how you tackle that front axle...!
    1 point
  39. Have narrowed the miss down to number 3 injector not working,probably blocked. Got another on the way. Also will pull tank out and flush any crap out and also replace filters. Hopefully get this done by Sunday for htown all ford day.
    1 point
  40. Been thinkin. Will prob pull engine and get bottom end looked at. Did cold compression test at lunchtime and couple of cylinders increased psi noticeably with a squirt of oil in em. Bit of a bugger but took the gamble all was ok, and guess sitting so long didn't do the poor old girl any favours. Looks like rings gone = blowby. Hopefully a hone/rings and bearings job. Just gotta figure out if I get it warranted and rego'd first. Will rekit carb and see how she runs. I hate rework, but was worth a crack, and I'd rather have some confidence things have been checked, plus we're planning house reno's so this will be last chance to work on it for a while. Ah well.
    1 point
  41. Took the first side of the base and glued up some rimu sections(3-4boards already glued together) together and to the base, clamped them all down and put some weight on them. I have realized how slow and painful this build is going to be, clamping time with a lack of space and clamps is killing me. While waiting for this to dry I went out and purchased some more mdf 18x600x1800, this is going to be used for the pieces you won't see eg the base of the unit and the horizontal pieces between the top and bottom half of the cabinet, this mdf is near perfect as the bottom half I'm going to use the 600 as the width between the two side so it's already cut perfectly square for me. I also went shopping around for a good screw while I didn't find exactly what I was after I found these reasonably sweet torx head screws.
    1 point
  42. Made two exhaust setups yesterday. Interchangable at the last V Band. One with a Baffled Coby for when running the in "chill" mode the other a open 2.5inch that side exits for track and drag rape. Fixed the PCV crank case breather system. Going back to the 70s and just running a rubber hose to the ground. Also installed a touch of Bmw for the power steering reservoir. Thanks U Pick It just fit better then the vw options
    1 point
  43. Then time for the outer patterns. Filter and sprue area added. Then fit them all together. Then stack them on top of each other to make a 40kg sand castle.
    1 point
  44. First sand core. Cylinder and port core.
    1 point
  45. Fitting 3D printed patterns to get the CAD right.
    1 point
  46. Loose flywheel, the bolts had all loosened off until they were pretty much finger tight. The bolt holes have a tiny bit of damage to them, but should hopefully be sweet when bolted back up properly. Didn't look like there was any loctite used last time. Will get it skimmed, new clutch, new bolts and get it all back together with some loctite on this time. Doing the diff swap while I've got the driveshaft off.
    1 point
  47. Started installing the interior, this car came with a tan interior but the parts car came with most of an extra red carpet set in good nick that i have used so far, as well as the red interior it has, that i will use the seats, doorcards and sill covers from. Unsure what to do about sounds as yet, as there are no good spots to put the (most important IMO) front speakers without cutting something rare and finealled. Amp will slot under the seat easy and 6x9s will fit in the side panels in the boot no trouble and they are just vinyl over card and i have a spare. May do a suitcase boom box thing but IDK. Will have another think after the interior is a bit more together Tail lift and tail gate installed, both spares that came with the parts car. I painted the lift with spray cans but just polished the enamel painted gate. The original tail gate from this car that i had carefully welded, bogged & sanded (x100) primed and painted, sheared a hinge pin while bolting it on for the first time... Also test fitted the monsoons
    1 point
  48. the lifan probably wont fit, i know when i was rolling a v50, a c50 type engine was way too long. without choping the whole frame up. best to look out for an fr80 engine and stick a pipe on it. two stroke is better anyway
    1 point
  49. Well it runs! Got a call yesterday to say it's had the injectors and ecu installed and fired up. Apparently started first turn of the key!! Good oil pressure and no leaks. Now just gotta wait my turn for the dyno, which sounds like will be Monday. Getting pretty excited now!
    1 point
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